I am currently getting my masters at the University of Chicago. I am writing a creative non-fiction thesis about how utopian visions can influence our thinking about environmentalism and justice in the here-and-now. I am very interested in greening urban s

... and healthy communities. Personally, I live in south Minneapolis with my spouse

... Former avid bicyclist and camper (lived two years in a tipi in the woodlands

I have been and activist for 30 years. I have fought for civil rights and against poverty and the war. My goal is to leave the world a little better than I found it and also to treat all people with respect and understanding.

BALLE works with networks of local businesses to develop the building blocks of a healthy, diversified local economy: sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, green building, zero-waste manufacturing, community capital, and independent retail.